Today, the Democratic lead House passed the fiscal year 2008 budget by a vote of 214 to 209. This budget blueprint calls for $2.9 trillion in federal spending in fiscal year 2008 and will raise taxes by at least $217 billion during the five year budget period. Unless averted by future legislation, this tax increase will be the second largest tax increase in American history. Also, if the Democrats’ spend too much money during the five year budget window, promises made to extend existing tax laws...
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Today, Congressman Mike Conaway (R-TX) announced that Western Texas College in Snyder has received a grant for their Upward Bound program in the amount of $250,000. “As a former member of the Midland Independent School District Board of Trustees, I understand the difficulties our educators face in providing the best quality education to our children,” said Conaway. “I am a strong supporter of grant programs like the Upward Bound program. They have a proven track record in District 11, and I will...
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Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed another version of the War Supplemental by a vote of 255 to 171. This time around, the Democrats short-term funding bill provides $42.8 billion to fund our troops for two months. When the two months has expired, there will be another supplemental vote to fund the additional $52.8 billion. Following the vote, Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) made this statement: “This is no way to run a war. It is well past time to get our troops the funding they need ...
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Today, Congressman Mike Conaway (R-TX) announced that Midland College has received a grant for their Upward Bound program in the amount of $250,000. “As a former member of the Midland Independent School District Board of Trustees, I understand the difficulties our educators face in providing the best quality education to our children,” said Conaway. “I am a strong supporter of grant programs like the Upward Bound program. They have a proven track record in District 11, and I will continue to wor...
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Today, Congressman Mike Conaway (R-TX) announced that Odessa College has received a grant for their Upward Bound program in the amount of $287,880. “As a former member of the Midland Independent School District Board of Trustees, I understand the difficulties our educators face in providing the best quality education to our children,” said Conaway. “I am a strong supporter of grant programs like the Upward Bound program. They have a proven track record in District 11, and I will continue to work...
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Last week, Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) introduced the “Small Community Options for Regulatory Equity Act of 2007”. This legislation would amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to allow rural water systems (defined as serving 10,000 or fewer persons) to be exempt from costly national drinking water regulations, which are proven to have no impact on public heath and safety. “Rural communities are harmed by water standards that allegedly promote health at the expense of economic well being,” said ...
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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007. Congressman Mike Conaway (R-TX) voted against this legislation, as it categorizes victims of violent crimes based on gender, sexual orientation, and race, among others, and imposes harsher penalties against their attackers based on those criteria. “It is a sad day when legislation such as this passes through the House of Representatives,” said Conaway. “We are sliding on a sli...
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Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement today following the President’s veto of the Democrats’ War Supplemental Funding Bill: “I applaud the President for his prompt veto on the Democrats’ flawed version of the War Supplemental. Now, without wasting any more time, Congress can get back to the business of funding American troops without strings and without billions in pork spending attached. To delay the funding for our troops who n...
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This past Saturday, Congressman Mike Conaway (R-TX) announced the winners of the Congressional Art Competition at the University of Texas at the Permian Basin (UTPB) in Odessa. Joey Heredia, an Andrews High School senior, was awarded first place with his photography piece, “Sacred Silence.”“The level of talent in this year’s Congressional Art Competition was very impressive,” said Conaway. “We had 25 entries from high schools across District 11 and the work that these students put forward was ex...
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Today, Congressman Mike Conaway (R-TX) made the following comments following the release of specific Farm Bill legislative language by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns: “Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released legislative language that would implement the credit title provisions of the Administration’s proposal for the 2007 Farm Bill. While I appreciate the Administration’s involvement in the continuing Farm Bill debate, it is well understood that Congress, not the A...
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